Where does “Pasifae” come from?

Pasifae (Italian) comes from Latin Pasiphae, from Ancient Greek Πασιφάη, from Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος, from Proto-Hellenic pʰáos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

Pasifae (Italian): Pasiphae mother of the Minotaur

Definitions

  1. Pasiphae mother of the Minotaur

Ancestry of “Pasifae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPasiphaePasiphae
2Ancient GreekΠασιφάηPasiphae
3Ancient Greekφᾰ́οςlight
4Proto-Hellenicpʰáos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂os—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂os →